Victoria and Abdul Multicultural Movie Review

Based on the book by Shrabani Basu of the same name, the film is about the true story of an unlikely but extraordinary friendship between Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom and Abdul Karim, a tall, handsome Indian clerk. The movie explores how Victoria and Abdul became very close friends and the Queen’s closest confidant and how the Royal family, friends and Victoria’s household reacted with controversy to their interracial friendship.

Abdul Karim teaches Queen Victoria about the Koran and the language Urdu, all while Victoria’s family and household try to break them apart with objections like: